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7th of December 2015

1. Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple or present continuous).

1. Look! He (leave) the house.

2. Quiet please! I (write) a test.

3. She usually (walk) to school.

4. But look! Today she (go) by bike.

5. Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents.

6. He often (go) to the cinema.

7. We (play) Monopoly at the moment.

8. The child usually (cry) .

9. I (not / do) anything at the moment.

10. (watch / he) the news regularly?

2. Complete the sentences with present simple or present continuous:

a. You (see / not) her every day.

b. The baby (sleep / not) at the moment.
c. I (read / not) a book now.
d. We (go / not) to school on Sundays.
e. He (watch / not) the news every day.
f. Andy sometimes comics. (to read)
g. We never TV in the morning. (to watch)
h. Listen! Sandy in the bathroom. (to sing)
i. My mother breakfast now. (to make)
j. They often the bathroom. (to clean)
k. Look! The boys home. (to come)
l. Every day his grandfather for a walk. (to go)
m. with my friend at the moment. (to chat)
n. Cats mice. (to eat)

3. Read the paragraphs and answer the questions:

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1. Hello! My name is Tom Nicholson. Im a pilot for British Airlines. I fly planes. I am not working
today. I am playing tennis. It is my favorite sport.

1. What is his name?____________________________________

2. What does he do? ____________________________________
3. What is he doing now? ____________________________________
4. What is his favorite sport? ____________________________________

2. My uncle is Jack Smith. He is a physician. He helps sick people. But he isnt at work now. He is
dancing with his wife, because it is his birthday party.

1. What is his name? ____________________________________

2. What does he do? ____________________________________
3. Where is he now? ____________________________________
4. What is he doing? ____________________________________
5. Who is he with?

4. Write the following time markers in the correct box: never, often, now, right now, Look!, always,
seldom, at the moment, Listen!, every day, sometimes, once a week, twice a week, usually, on
Mondays/Tuesdays, frequently, rarely

Present simple Present Continuous

5. Read the following text carefully.

Its a rainy Saturday. Its raining a lot and Mary and her family are spending the afternoon at home. Her
uncles are visiting them.
Mary and her father are in the living room. Mary is making a draw and her father, Mr.Harris, is surfing the
net. They are also talking.
Marys older brother, Peter, is in his bedroom playing computer games. He is a computer fanatic and he
spends much time playing on the computer. His little brother, Jim is also in the living room. He is playing
with his dinosaurs collection. Sometimes he teases Mary, he is a really naughty boy.
Marys mother, Mrs. Harris, is in the kitchen preparing a snack for all of them. She is making some tea and
talking to Marys uncles Lucy and Tom. They are from the nearest town and stopped by to say hello.
Fluffy, the family cat, is sleeping on the kitchens sofa. We cant see him in the picture, but he is a true
fluffy cat.

Answer the questions about the text.

1. What day of the week is it?

2. Where is Mary?
3. What is she doing? .
4. What is Mr. Harris doing? ..
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5. Is Mrs. Harris preparing a snack in the kitchen?
6. What is Fluffy, the cat, doing?